Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi at the memorial service for the regional public prosecutor for New Brighton Magistrate’s Court, Tracy Brown at Veremark Hall on 7 August 2025 in Gqeberha. Picture: Gallo Images/Die Burger/Lulama Zenzile News today includes the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi defending the government’s witness protection programme and the Madlanga commission’s security after the death of a witness. Meanwhile, President Cyril Ramaphosa admitted that both the ANC and Cosatu are facing challenges and need to rebuild.
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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has defended the government’s protection witness programme and the Madlanga commission’s security amid the death of Marius van der Merwe. The former EMPD officer and private security firm owner was shot outside his Brakpan, Gauteng, home on Friday evening. He had previously testified at the Madlanga commission.
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There, he implicated suspended EMPD top cop Julius Mkhwanazi in criminal activity. The murder has drawn widespread outrage and criticism of the government’s protection of witnesses testifying at the commission. She acknowledged that she feared for witnesses before bizarrely slamming the media for its coverage of the commission and Van der Merwe’s death.
President Cyril Ramaphosa admitted that both the ANC and trade union federation Cosatu are facing many challenges, but said this cannot diminish their achievements over many decades. He said both the ANC and the Cosatu needs to use their weaknesses to renew themselves.
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